Andrew Sheivachman

Meetings

Travel Megatrends 2020: Data’s Breakthrough for Events

All-in-one software doesn’t just simplify the event planning process. It transforms the way planners track and learn from events. How these all-in-one tools evolve is starting to shape the future of the meetings industry.
Business Travel

Coronavirus Panic Outlines Limits of Most Travel Insurance

Airline and online travel agencies have been under fire from legislators in recent years for their travel insurance marketing tactics. In these trying times, these companies now more than ever must provide greater transparency into what their policies do — and don't — provide before consumers click the button to purchase.
Coronavirus

What Would a U.S. Travel Sector Bailout Look Like?

It's looking increasingly like the battered U.S. travel sector will be bailed out by the U.S. government. A recession's impact on small businesses in the travel sector, though, is extremely worrisome.
Business Travel

TravelPerk Builds Audited Carbon Offset Program for Biz Travel

It's refreshing to hear a travel management company call out all the greenwashing taking place across the industry. Complex problems require creative solutions, and it's good to see travel taking its carbon problem more seriously.
Business Travel

TripActions Breaks Into Financial Technology

TripActions has made the savvy Silicon Valley play of embracing financial technology while the sector is hot. Whether its new product represents anything truly fresh in corporate travel is a whole other story.
Coronavirus

Marriott Is Already Reopening China Hotels During Coronavirus Crisis

Marriott was already having trouble in Asia-Pacific in 2019 before the coronavirus impact hit. The company isn't forecasting a major impact outside of Asia, and it's already reopening hotels inside China. It pays to collect fees — and not actually own or run hotels — during a crisis like this.
Business Travel

TripActions Launches Virtual Card Product for Corporate Travelers

Virtual cards aren't anything new in corporate travel, despite limited adoption. But stronger integration with travel booking apps like TripActions could help mainstream the technology, which benefits both travelers and administrators.